Maintenance Operator

**Are you considered an all-round ‘handy-man’ with the ability and motivation to service a range of maintenance requests? If so, we want to hear from you**

We are seeking an innovative and handy individual with experience in a similar role to join our team in** Sydney **on a **full-time** basis. As **Maintenance Operator**, you will be customer focused and highly motivated to tackle all service and maintenance requests.

**What’s in it for you?**
- Be the number one go-to person for all things maintenance within our Sydney facility.
- Be part of a close knit and dedicated team who are truly passionate about delivering excellent customer service.
- Work in a fast-paced and supportive working environment.
- Career progression and development opportunities to work across our business in other roles.
- Be part of a business that is committed to giving back to our people and the communities in which we operate, through environmental, community and wellbeing initiatives.
- Access to our employee benefits program which includes a wellbeing platform, discounted private health insurance and access to specials and discounts from over 700 retailers.

**What does a typical day look like?**

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, the Maintenance Operator is responsible for ensuring the efficient completion of daily tasks as per the Site Maintenance Program.

You will respond to all facility handy-man repairs including facility equipment and service breakdowns and manage preventative maintenance requirements for all contractors.

This is a hands-on role requiring you to roll up your sleeves and ensure site operations are running smoothly and effectively.

**What are your responsibilities?**
- Respond to facility equipment and services breakdowns.
- Ensure all services and equipment are in working condition at the start of each day.
- Record maintenance and breakdown times.
- Ensure equipment and services availability for production.
- Provide afterhours support when required.
- Manage and issue preventative maintenance requirements within the MEX for all contractors.
- Carry out or facilitate preventative maintenance on all equipment and services.
- Catalogue and order spare parts.
- Assist maintain the Engineering document library.
- Ensure correct filing of all compliance documentation.
- Raising of Purchase orders and processing invoices through to receipts department and deal with invoice queries.
- Monitor, record and control water treatment systems.
- Role model dnata catering values: safety and security, performance driven, delighting customers, imagination, respect and service excellence.
- Contribute to a safety-first environment and work within Workplace Health and Safety policies, procedures and guidelines at all times.

**What do you need to be successful in securing this role?**
- Demonstrated success in a similar role.
- Evidence of successful team leadership and membership.
- Dynamic, highly motivated and innovative.
- Proven track record in achieving KPIs.
- Proven analytical and problem solving skills.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work within strict time scales.
- Ability to communicate with operational staff, team leaders, suppliers and contractors regarding equipment and services.
- Willingness to learn new systems.
- Customer focused with an ability to build constructive and effective working relationships in formal and informal networks.
- Ability to obtain ASIC card.
- Forklift license or ability to obtain one.
- Proven history of working with Computer based Maintenance Management Systems.
- Mechanical Engineering / Fitter Trade certificate.
- Experience with steel wielding repairs and general “handyman” repairs.
- Demonstrated experience as a trade’s person within a food manufacturing facility.
- Detailed understanding of food production processes and equipment.

**Your prospective employer**:
Part of the Emirates Group, we are highly regarded within the global aviation and meal manufacturing industries.

It is our three Australian brands - dnata catering, snapfresh and marhaba - that enables us to deliver extensive service capabilities and ensures we maintain our reputation as Australasia’s most admired catering and retail partner, specialising in inflight catering, travel retail technology and airport lounge management.

Chosen by many of the world’s top airlines for our fresh, award-winning meals and outstanding service, we operate 15 catering facilities across 9 cities, employ over 2,000 people, produce over 64 million meals and service over 246 thousand flights each year.

We know that it is our people and our communities, that make us great. Which is why we put our people first and give back to the communities in which we operate. Over the past five years, we have supported Australian food rescue organisations to create more than 1.3 million meals for those in need and have raised over $420,000.00 for the Kids with Cancer Foundation, The Smith Family,